In Roman mythology, a wild woodland spirit that is part human and part goat, similar to a satyr in Greek mythology.
From Latin 'Faunus,' the Roman god of forests and wild places. The name possibly relates to 'favere' (to favor), suggesting a deity who favored hunters and shepherds.
Fauns appear throughout Renaissance art as cheeky, mischievous nature spirits—C.S. Lewis's Mr. Tumnus in Narnia is a famous modern faun. The confusion between fauns and satyrs is so common that they're often treated as the same creature, though fauns are Roman and satyrs are Greek.
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